WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today made the following statement after Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay a $16.375 million fine – the largest fine permitted by law – for failing to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a dangerous pedal defect for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Toyota Motor Corporation Agrees to Settle NHTSA Civil Penalty
Torrance, California—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2010. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it has agreed to settle the civil penalty demanded in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s April 5 letter related to the company’s recall for slow-to-return and sticky accelerator pedals by paying $16.4 million. The company said: “We agreed[Read More…]
Independent UN Rights Expert Warns Israeli Orders May Breach Geneva Convention
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – Two orders by the Israeli military relating to movement in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) may breach the fourth Geneva Convention and violate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), an independent United Nations human rights expert said today. “The orders appear to[Read More…]
‘Encouraging’ Changes Under Way in Persian Gulf Countries, Says UN Rights Chief
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – A top United Nations official today pointed to “encouraging” efforts to improve human rights by the six nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council, while also noting ongoing concerns in areas such as women’s rights and freedom of expression, association and assembly. High Commissioner[Read More…]
StarKist Co. Initiates Limited Regional Voluntary Recall of Two SeaSations® Products Due to Undeclared Allergen
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. As a precautionary measure, due to mislabeling, StarKist Co. is initiating a voluntary recall of two SeaSations® frozen white whole fish fillet products – Thai with Basil, UPC # 80000 50007 and Teriyaki Orange and Ginger, UPC # 80000 50112. All 11.4 oz packages of these[Read More…]
Undeclared Sulfites in ‘Nut Tree Health Mix’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today alerted consumers that Green Land, 212-03 48th Avenue, Oakland Garden, New York 11364, is voluntarily recalling “Nut Tree Health Mix” due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. People who have severe sensitivity to sulfites may run the risk[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for April 19, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
UN Development Official on Visit to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 April 2010 – The top development official at the United Nations heads to Bahrain today to discuss human development in the Arab world and to find ways to speed up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in a country that is leading the way in the region.[Read More…]
California Firm Recalls Assorted Meat Products Due To Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2010 – Westlake Food Corporation, a Santa Ana, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 140,000 pounds of fully cooked assorted meat products because they contain an undeclared allergen, wheat starch, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Wheat is a known allergen, which[Read More…]
UN Agency Condemns Attack on Refugee Site in Pakistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 April 2010 – The United Nations humanitarian agency strongly condemned today a twin suicide bombing at a UN registration point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the trial violence in northwest Pakistan, and temporarily suspended critical services in the area. “We mourn their loss, and condemn their killing,”[Read More…]
